Legal Assistant (G-5)

Special Notice:

A Short-Term Appointment is used to recruit staff to meet short-term needs. The duration of this assignment is provided above. The maximum duration of a short-term appointment including extensions shall not exceed 12 months.

A Short-Term Appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal and shall not be converted to any other type of appointment.

Due to the short-term nature of the assignment, the ICC reserves the right to make an appointment at one grade lower than that stated in the vacancy with a modified job description.

A current ICC staff member who is holding a fixed-term appointment may apply for any short-term position. Where a current ICC staff member is selected to a short-term position, he or she will be temporarily assigned to the position in line with section 4.10 of ICC/AI/2016/001. GS-level posts are subject to local recruitment only.

The terms and conditions of service for staff members appointed under a short-term appointment are governed by ICC/AI/2016/001.

Organisational Context

The Office of the Prosecutor investigates and prosecutes genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression that fall under the Court’s jurisdiction on or after 1 July 2022.

The Legal Advisory Section (LAS) working with other parts of the OTP as necessary, responds to requests for legal advice from the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors and other components of the Office. These requests concern the OTP’s investigations and prosecutions, core operations, the general functioning of the OTP as an independent organ, Administrative law and other relevant internal matters.

LAS also facilitates the establishment and maintenance of the professional and ethical standards of the Office, coordinates the development of the Office’s internal regulatory framework, including the Operations Manual, and maintains the Office’s Code of Conduct.Further, it leads the development, implementation and revision of OTP policies on key issues identified by the Prosecutor. The Section also assists the Prosecutor and participates in the development and revision of Court-wide policies and administrative issuances as well as other broader aspects of the Regulatory framework.

The Section provides expert advice, drafting and revision of Memoranda of Understanding between the Office and relevant stakeholders as well as providing expert input on the procurement review and secondment process.

Finally, LAS is responsible for identification of lessons learned so as to enhance the functionality and efficiency of the function. It manages the maintenance and development of on-line legal tools, commentaries and databases for the Office, on which it also provides trainings, and the development and maintenance of a legal-academic network for the Office, including a series of Guest Lectures by external experts.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Senior Legal Advisor, the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions:

• Provide assistance in the coordination and drafting of legal documents, including proofreading;
• Contribute to legal research on selected aspects of national and international law and procedure, including international criminal, humanitarian and human rights law;
• Participate in and provide input to the development of various legal tools, research projects and regulatory instruments within the Section and the Office;
• Organise guest lectures for the staff of the Office of the Prosecutor and the other organs of the ICC, including liaising with outside experts and institutions;
• Participate in the selection of interns and the provision of day-to-day guidance on work procedures to interns of the Section;
• Maintain the Section's files and archives in an accurate manner including assisting in managing workflows;
• Provide administrative support to members of the LAS, including taking minutes of meetings, managing the Senior Legal Adviser's agenda, drafting routine correspondences and maintaining the Section's leave administration and budget
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Legal Advisor or a Legal Advisor.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Diploma of secondary education, is required

Dedication to the mission and values
- Acts consistently in accordance with the mission and values of the Organisation;
- Maintains confidentiality, acts with integrity and shows respect for diversity;
- Shows commitment to the organisation;
- Presents a positive image of the organisation during external discussions.
 

Professionalism
- Applies professional and technical expertise;
- Keeps abreast of organisational issues;
- Produces workable solutions to a range of problems.
 

Teamwork
- Listens, consults and communicates proactively;
- Handles disagreements with tact and diplomacy;
- Recognises and rewards the contribution of others.
 

Learning and developing
- Identifies development strategies needed to achieve work and career goals and makes use of developmental or training opportunities;
- Learns from successes and failures;
- Seeks feedback and gives feedback to others to increase organisational effectiveness;
- Seeks opportunities for improvement of work;
- Has an open mind and contributes to innovation.
 

Handling uncertain situations
- Adapts to changing circumstances;
- Deals with ambiguity, making positive use of the opportunities it presents;
- Plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances;
- Manages time effectively.
 

Interaction
- Expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly;
- Handles contacts with diplomacy and tact;
- Communicates in a transparent and open way with internal and external contacts while complying with confidentiality requirements.
 

Realising objectives
- Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm;
- Keeps to agreements with others;
- Focuses on client needs;
- Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people;
- Monitors and maintains quality and productivity.

General Information

• The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with the ICC policy. The PSC process will include but is not limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check. All candidates should be in a positon to submit electronic copy of their passport and all diplomas listed on their profile when requested;
• Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site;
• Position to be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered;
• In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions;
• Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged;
• Consideration is given to achieving diverse geographical representation at the ICC, to the extent possible;
• Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
• The ICC reserves the right to not make any appointment to the vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.